Vocabulary

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dōng shī hǒu lit. the lioness from Hedong roars (idiom); fig. refers to a shrewish wife or a henpecked husband Idiom ∼HSK 4
kùn deprivation; distressed; miserable Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
xīn unintentionally; not in the mood to Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
dìng certain; confident (of some outcome); calm and unhurried Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
shén huà legend; fairy tale; myth; mythology Xiehouyu HSK 4
lái bu there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) Xiehouyu HSK 4
gāo cháo high tide; high water; upsurge; peak of activity; climax (of a story, a competition etc); to have an orgasm Xiehouyu HSK 4
shòu liǎo unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand Xiehouyu HSK 4
lěng jìng calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet Xiehouyu HSK 4
liáo tiān to chat; to gossip Xiehouyu HSK 4
bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly Xiehouyu HSK 4
qīng sōng light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously Xiehouyu HSK 4
unable; incapable Xiehouyu HSK 4
àn zi long table; counter; (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc); matter; project; job Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
qióng poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly Colloquialism HSK 4
lǎo (coll.) wife Colloquialism HSK 4
shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
bào to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely Colloquialism HSK 4
Dōng Su Dongpo, another name for Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼 (1037-1101), northern Song writer and calligrapher Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Huáng zhōu Huangzhou district of Huanggang city, Hubei Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Dōng Dongpo District of Meishan City, Sichuan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Wáng Ān shí Wang Anshi (1021-1086), Song dynasty politician and writer, one of the Eight Giants 唐宋八大家 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Chì Chibi, county-level city in Xianning, Hubei; Chibi or Red Cliff in Huangzhou district of Huanggang city, Hubei, scene of the famous battle of Red Cliff of 208 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
tài shǒu governor of a province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Huì zhōu Huizhou, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Zōng shèng Jonathan Lee (1958-), Taiwanese record producer and songwriter Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Ān guó Anguo, county-level city in Baoding, Hebei Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Dōng ròu stir-fried pork, favorite of Northern Song writer Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼, a.k.a. Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Jiāng hǎi Jianghai district of Jiangmen city 江門市|江门市, Guangdong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Sòng Huī zōng Emperor Huizong (Song Dynasty) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
zhōu Xuzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Fāng zhang one of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, abode of immortals Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Jīn líng pre-Han name for Nanjing; common place name Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
jiā the Legalist school of political philosophy, which rose to prominence in the Warring States period (475-221 BC) (The Legalists believed that social harmony could only be attained through strong state control, and advocated for a system of r Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Táo Yuān míng Tao Yuanming (c. 365-427), Jin dynasty writer and poet Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
ěr xùn Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), British naval hero Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
guó rén Frenchman; French person Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Táng Sòng the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
gōng the Forbidden City; abbr. for Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Hǎi nán Dǎo Hainan Island in South China Sea Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Lín táng Lin Yutang (1895-1976), Chinese writer, linguist and inventor Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Huáng méi Huangmei opera (local opera of Anhui) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Shì jiè Bào the name of various newspapers, notably Le Monde (France), El Mundo (Spain) and Die Welt (Germany) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Jiāng nán south of Changjiang or Yangtze river; south of the lower reaches of Changjiang; often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces; a province during Qing times; in literature, refers to the sunny south; Gangnam (distri Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
róng Furong district of Changsha city, Hunan; Seremban, capital of Sembilan state, Malaysia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Lín jiāng Linjiang, county-level city in Baishan, Jilin Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Zhuāng Zhuangzi (369-286 BC), Daoist author Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Jiāng shān Jiangshan, county-level city in Quzhou, Zhejiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4